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to redocument

to redocument

7.3
To record something again for study or long-term storage
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈdɒkjʊmənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : redocumentar
  • The team will redocument the project details next week.

Examples

  • After the data was lost, they had to redocument all the research findings from scratch.

  • It is important to redocument the site before any major changes are made.

  • The team decided to redocument the ancient manuscripts using high-resolution photography.

  • Please redocument the findings from last year's study.

  • The researchers decided to redocument the ancient manuscripts to ensure their preservation and accuracy.

  • As part of the project, the team will redocument the archaeological findings to maintain a comprehensive record.

  • The historian aimed to redocument the events of the past for future study and reference.

Synonyms

to rerecord
vsto redocument
1 3.8

Make a new audio or video version of something made before

is for creating archival or study material again across formats not only audio or video
to rephotograph
vsto redocument
7.1

Take another picture of something to show changes or for records

also uses other methods for archiving or study not only pictures
to reimage
vsto redocument
  • Specialized
7.0

To take new pictures or scans to check for changes

is used for archiving or study by various methods not only visual ones

How Detailed

to archive
30 3.9
to redocument
  • Formal
7.3
to document
365 3.4
to log
175 3.0

Surface Forms

redocument infinitive
redocumented past participle
redocumenting present participle
redocuments third person singular

Morphology

redocument = document (transparent) = re + document

This is a straightforward iterative use of 'document', meaning to document or record something again.

Etymology

Redocument combines re- 'again' and document 'paper' or 'record'. So, in this sense it means to record something again for study or for the archive, like taking new photos or making new copies.